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15 Great British Tribute Band Names, And One We Made Up

Fraser McAlpine — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:00:19 +0000

There’s a definite knack to naming a tribute band: Ideally you’d want a devilishly-clever pun on the band’s name (or at a push, their most famous song or album title), but it has to be one that also explains that ...

The 20 Rudest Places In Britain

Fraser McAlpine — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:00:05 +0000

Look away, people with nervous dispositions! Church-people, avert your eyes!

Five American Things The Brits Have Never Found Cool

Fraser McAlpine — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:00:36 +0000

Don’t be getting all up in my grill, this is just the flipside of the feature we ran a while ago about American things the Brits always find cool. It’s a yin/yang thing, so be cool, yeah?

Move Over Nessie: Five Mythical British Beasts

Fraser McAlpine — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:20:37 +0000

The Loch Ness monster is one of the most famous mythical beasts in the world, up there with Sasquatch and the yeti and the perfect wife for TV’s Simon Cowell. But Nessie is by no means the only made-up beastie to come from the ...

Five U.S. TV Shows That Have A Surprising UK Fanbase

Fraser McAlpine — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:38:57 +0000

If I can offer the usual caveat before we start: clearly I don’t know what’ll surprise anyone who isn’t me. And let’s face it, if Britain is going to happily export super-British shows like Downton Abbey and ...

Five American Things That Are STILL Cool

Fraser McAlpine — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:00:40 +0000

There are times when being a Brit looking at America is like pressing your face against the dining room window, watching an astonishing feast going on inside. We’re pretty good at lots of things – sarcasm, reading, tweed etc – ...

The Brit List: 15 Cool Uses for a Red Phone Booth

Brigid Brown — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:31:26 +0000

Most people have mobiles and don’t rely on a public booth, but it’ll never get old popping into an iconic British red phone box — possibly for a photo opportunity, to dodge the weather, or even to make an ...

Music Roundup: Five Official Themes From The London Games

Fraser McAlpine — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 18:48:51 +0000

Here’s Elbow’s score for the BBC coverage of the games. They’ve arranged it so it can be cropped into tiny bits and used for trails, montages and all sorts.

The Anatomy of the Great British Fry Up

Fraser McAlpine — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:05:19 +0000

After reclaiming British foodstuffs back from the sneers and jibes of unadventurous eaters (and vegetarians), it’s time to have a good look in detail at the one British dish you are likely to come across first, should you decide ...

The Brit List: Ten Extremely Misunderstood British Foods

Fraser McAlpine — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:52:31 +0000

There are certain recipes in any culture’s diet which cause consternation and disgust if you haven’t grown up eating them. I, for example, am not mad about the idea of okra, or sheep’s eyes, or that sandwich Elvis ...